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Strong earthquake shakes El Salvador

El Salvador quake measure via AFP

A strong 7.3 earthquake shook an area in the Pacific Ocean off El Salvador early Monday, prompting a brief tsunami warning for the region that was later lifted, US officials said. The epicenter of the tremor, which occurred at 0437 GMT, was located 111 kilometers (69 miles) south of the…

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6.0-magnitude quake hits northeastern Japan: USGS

A scientist points to a seismograph showing a earthquake in Japan. A 6.0-magnitude quake has struck northeastern Japan, the US Geological Survey said, but Japanese authorities noted that no tsunami warning was issued

A 6.0-magnitude quake struck northeastern Japan on Tuesday, the US Geological Survey said, but Japanese authorities noted that no tsunami warning was issued. The quake hit at 8:00 pm (1100 GMT), off Iwate prefecture in the Pacific with the focus estimated some 10 kilometres (6.2 miles) below sea level, the…

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